Brittany Picard, left, will take over this fall as the executive director of the Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Educational Services, which provides special education services to five school districts in southwestern Colorado. Tammy Johnson, right, who has worked in education for 32 years, including the last 12 as UnBOCES director, is retiring. Courtesy photo
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A HEART FOR ADVOCACY
After leading special education services in the San Juans for 12 years,Tammy Johnson is retiring, giving way to a new director
A good administrator never forgets what it’s like to be a teacher. Those are the words signing off Tammy Johnson’s email and ones she’s lived by while leading the Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Educational Services for more than a decade.
